FWIW: my understanding is that it isn't a massage like the MB, but more along the butt/lower back area. Someone can correct me though.

 

It feels like shifting, lowering and rising bags under the seat cushion. It is very nice for long drives, when you need to get your blood flowing and avoid a pain in the... butt.

Sometimes on my drive back from work after sitting for 8 hours, it is nice to turn it on and relax a bit.

Truth be told, the best feature of these seats is not the "active" feature, but the nice perforated leather and multi-adjustment options. I love these seats!

 

you can get the multi-adjustment in the sport package

+1 re perforated leather

 

It's just two air bags under your butt - they flow air from one side to the other every 15 seconds or so, making your butt wobble back and forth. Not really a massage, and only mildly impressive. They've had the same concept used for at least a couple years all the way up to the 7-series, not sure why they haven't developed something more advanced like MB uses.

 

Thank you for the clarification. I do hope BMW will come up something like the MB massage chair.

 

I have it on my F10 550i. It works quite well on long drives. I like it a lot.

 

It's a nice function. I have it in my X5 50i. I like the ventilated seats as well . It's worthwhile to me as an option.


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I am interested in this as well. Are the ventilation and "active" settings separate? That is, can you turn the ventilation on and leave the seat motion off? I know there is a ventilation switch, but I never noticed how you turn the seat movement on and off.

Paul

 

Yes, two different buttons



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